England player perhaps cheers -- not out, skipper! (7)
I believe the answer is:
captain
'skipper' is the definition.
('captain' can be a synonym of 'skipper')
'england player perhaps cheers not out' is the wordplay.
'england player perhaps' becomes 'cap' (sportsperson who has received international caps).
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (I've seen this in other clues).
'not out' becomes 'in' ('in' is the opposite to 'out').
'cap'+'ta'+'in'='CAPTAIN'
(Other definitions for captain that I've seen before include "Skip" , "Ship's commander" , "American police officer" , "eg Hornblower" , "Army rank" .)